RIDGEWAY ACADEMY Ridgeway Academy is an 11-18 mixed comprehensive school based in Welwyn Garden City. It was founded in 1968 as Sir Frederic Osborn School in honour of one of the founding fathers of Welwyn Garden City. In September 2018, the school joined Alban Academies Trust and was renamed Ridgeway Academy. Now oversubscribed, the school retains its strong sense of community which the students describe as ‘a school with a big heart’. Its motto ‘Everybody can achieve’ is founded on hard work and sustained effort with a focus on learning and the importance of the relationship between family, student, and school.